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February 2, 2009

Felicitations for Felix

Tomorrow is Felix Mendelssohn's 200th birthday, but his music is as fresh as ever. Today, we'll begin a two-day PT celebration marking the event. You'll hear performances of some of his greatest works. And today, host Fred Child chats with author and musical commentator Rob Kapilow about what makes the Mendelssohn octet so great.

Today's Playlist



hour 1

  • Felix Mendelssohn
    Canzonetta from String Quartet No. 1
    Guitarist Andres Segovia
  • Felix Mendelssohn
    Presto from Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25
    Pianist Ronald Brautigam with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Jaap van Zweden
    Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
  • Felix Mendelssohn
    Presto from Octet in E-flat, Op. 20
    Musicians from Marlboro
    Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
  • Felix Mendelssohn
    Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64
    Violinist Renaud Capucon with the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra and conductor Paul McCreesh
    Concert Hall, Stavanger, Norway

hour 2

  • Frederic Chopin
    Nocturne in A-flat, Op. 32, No. 2
    Pianist Maurizio Pollini
  • Franz Liszt and Felix Mendelssohn
    Variations on the "Wedding March"
    Pianist Arcadi Volodos
    Carnegie Hall, New York City
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Fragments in A-flat, Op. Post.
    Pianist Arcadi Volodos
    Carnegie Hall, New York City
  • Sir Edward Elgar
    "La Capricieuse"
    Violinist Nai-Yuan Hu and pianist Alain Jacquon
    Newport Music Festival, Newport, Rhode Island
  • Henryk Wieniawski
    Capriccio-Valse
    Violinist Nai-Yuan Hu and pianist Alain Jacquon
    Newport Music Festival, Newport, Rhode Island
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat, Op. 19
    Pianist Maurizio Pollini with the Berlin Philharmonic and conductor Claudio Abbado
    The Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany
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